1989 Kansas State Wildcats football team
American college football season
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The 1989 Kansas State Wildcats football team represented Kansas State University in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team's head football coach was Bill Snyder. The Wildcats played their home games in KSU Stadium. The season saw the Wildcats finish with a record of 1–10, and a 0–7 record in Big Eight Conference play. This was Snyder's first season as head coach. It also saw K-State pick up its first win in 31 games, dating back to the 29–12 win against Kansas on October 18, 1986.
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Record1–10 (0–7 Big 8)
Headcoach
- Bill Snyder (1st season)
OffensivecoordinatorDel Miller (1st season)
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| Conference | Big Eight Conference |
| Record | 1–10 (0–7 Big 8) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Del Miller (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Multiple |
| Defensive coordinator | Bob Cope (1st season) |
| Base defense | 4–3 |
| Home stadium | KSU Stadium |
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| No. 4 Colorado $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Nebraska | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iowa State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oklahoma State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Missouri | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | 9:00 p.m. | at Arizona State* | L 0–31 | 68,606 | [1] | |
| September 16 | 1:10 p.m. | Northern Iowa* | L 8–10 | 28,275 | [2] | |
| September 23 | 1:10 p.m. | Northern Illinois* |
| L 20–37 | 20,256 | [3] |
| September 30 | 1:10 p.m. | North Texas* |
| W 20–17 | 26,564 | [4] |
| October 7 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 4 Nebraska | L 7–58 | 76,265 | [5] | |
| October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | at Oklahoma State | L 13–17 | 40,100 | [6] | |
| October 21 | 1:10 p.m. | Missouri |
| L 9–21 | 29,492 | [7] |
| October 28 | 1:10 p.m. | Kansas |
| L 16–21 | 35,652 | [8] |
| November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | at Iowa State | L 11–36 | 40,332 | [9] | |
| November 11 | 1:30 p.m. | at Oklahoma | L 19–42 | 71,000 | [10] | |
| November 18 | 12:10 p.m. | No. 2 Colorado |
| L 11–59 | 20,117 | [11] |
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Game summaries
North Texas
#1 (I-AA) North Texas Mean Green at Kansas State Wildcats (0–3)
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| North Texas | 0 | ||
| Kansas State | 0 |
at KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas
- Date: September 30, 1989
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Fourth quarter
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Kansas State snapped 30-game winless streak (since 1986) and fans tore down the goalposts [14]
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 Final Kansas St drive |
Roster
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